Consequences Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 21: Thinking about consequences · Set 548 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Think one step ahead): Follow the chain: start from what happened and use each “if” rule in turn. Thinking ahead: asking “what if?”, imagining what follows, thinking of others, reading the rules first, waiting a moment. Acting on impulse: acting without thinking, ignoring warnings, only thinking of now, speaking in anger.

1. 1.🍫 You eat sweets every day and never brush. What is a likely consequence? (a) more height (b) tooth decay (c) better marks (d) stronger teeth
2. 2.🔮 If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. Suppose it gets restless. What happens in the end? (a) the shoes are ruined (b) the dog is not walked (c) it chews the shoes
3. 3.🔮 If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. If he misses the bus, he walks to school. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. Suppose the alarm does not ring. What happens in the end? (a) Rohan wakes up late (b) he misses the bus (c) he walks to school
4. 4.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) grabbing the first thing (b) asking “what if?” (c) skipping instructions (d) ignoring warnings
5. 5.🌍 Which choice has a good long-term consequence? (a) littering (b) wasting food (c) saving water daily (d) leaving taps open
6. 6.🔮 If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. Suppose you feel hungry in class. What happens next? (a) you miss the lesson (b) you skip breakfast (c) you cannot focus
7. 7.🤔 Before acting, a thinker asks… (a) “How fast?” (b) “Is it Friday?” (c) “Who will see?” (d) “What could happen?”
8. 8.True or false: “speaking in anger” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “only thinking of now” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking of others (b) waiting a moment (c) imagining what follows (d) acting without thinking
11. 11.True or false: “waiting a moment” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔮 If he misses the bus, he walks to school. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. Suppose Rohan wakes up late. What happens next? (a) the alarm does not ring (b) he misses the bus (c) he walks to school
13. 13.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) grabbing the first thing (b) acting without thinking (c) ignoring warnings (d) thinking of others
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “what if?” (b) imagining what follows (c) thinking of others (d) only thinking of now
15. 15.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: only thinking of now? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
16. 16.📚 You leave your project to the last night. What is likely? (a) a perfect project (b) extra marks (c) a free holiday (d) a rushed project
17. 17.🔮 If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. Suppose the dog is not walked. What happens next? (a) the shoes are ruined (b) it gets restless (c) it chews the shoes
18. 18.True or false: “acting without thinking” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “skipping instructions” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔮 If there is no water, the plants go dry. If the tank empties, there is no water. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. Suppose the tap is left open. What happens next? (a) the tank empties (b) there is no water (c) the plants go dry
21. 21.True or false: “planning for problems” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔮 If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. Suppose you feel hungry in class. What happens next? (a) you miss the lesson (b) you skip breakfast (c) you cannot focus
23. 23.True or false: “thinking of others” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) planning for problems (b) reading the rules first (c) grabbing the first thing (d) waiting a moment
25. 25.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: asking “what if?”? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
26. 26.🔮 If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If the tank empties, there is no water. If there is no water, the plants go dry. Suppose the tap is left open. What happens next? (a) the tank empties (b) the plants go dry (c) there is no water
27. 27.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: waiting a moment? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
28. 28.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) what follows an action (b) a rule (c) a question (d) a reason word
29. 29.🔮 If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If the tank empties, there is no water. If there is no water, the plants go dry. Suppose the tank empties. What happens next? (a) the tap is left open (b) there is no water (c) the plants go dry
30. 30.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: speaking in anger? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
31. 31.🔮 If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. Suppose it gets restless. What happens next? (a) the dog is not walked (b) it chews the shoes (c) the shoes are ruined
32. 32.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) planning for problems (b) reading the rules first (c) speaking in anger (d) asking “what if?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the rules first (b) imagining what follows (c) planning for problems (d) speaking in anger
34. 34.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) imagining what follows (b) acting without thinking (c) asking “what if?” (d) thinking of others
35. 35.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: imagining what follows? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
36. 36.🔮 If the match is called off, we stay indoors. If it rains, the match is called off. If we stay indoors, we play carrom. Suppose the match is called off. What happens in the end? (a) we stay indoors (b) it rains (c) we play carrom
37. 37.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: planning for problems? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
38. 38.True or false: “thinking of others” is thinking ahead. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “imagining what follows” is thinking ahead. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: grabbing the first thing? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead

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